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Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) -- In this sequel, the slow-witted pair journeys to hell and heaven while battling their evil twin robots. Along the way, they meet the Easter Bunny, Albert Einstein and The Grim Reaper.
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) -- A tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals.

Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   18,116 votes
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Director:
Peter Hewitt
Writers (WGA):
Chris Matheson (characters) &
Ed Solomon (characters) ...
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Release Date:
19 July 1991 (USA) more
Tagline:
Hell Hath No Pizza more
Plot:
A tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
Ackland: Demi Moore Is Not Very Bright
 (From WENN. 7 August 2001)

User Comments:
Very underrated, and probably released in the wrong year more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Keanu Reeves ... Ted Logan / Evil Ted

Alex Winter ... Bill S. Preston, Esq. / Granny Preston / Evil Robot Bill

William Sadler ... Grim Reaper / English Family Member

Joss Ackland ... Chuck De Nomolos

Pam Grier ... Ms. Wardroe

George Carlin ... Rufus
Amy Stock-Poynton ... Missy Logan
Jim Martin ... Sir James Martin

Hal Landon Jr. ... Captain Logan

Annette Azcuy ... Elizabeth
Sarah Trigger ... Joanna

Chelcie Ross ... Colonel Oats
Taj Mahal ... Gatekeeper

Robert Noble ... Johann Sebastian Bach
Hal Landon Sr. ... Thomas Edison
Eleni Kelakos ... Ria Paschelle
Roy Brocksmith ... Deputy James

J. Patrick McNamara ... Mr. Preston

Dana Stevens ... 1st Seance Member
Valerie Spencer ... 2nd Seance Member
Kathryn Miller ... 3rd Seance Member
Carol Rosenthal ... 4th Seance Member
Chris Matheson ... 'Ugly' Séance Member
Ed Solomon ... 'Stupid' Seance Member
Anthony G. Schmidt ... Dark Figure
Brendan Ryan ... Young Ted
William Thorne ... Young Bill

Ed Gale ... Station #1

Arturo Gil ... Station #2
Tom Allard ... Big Station

Terry Finn ... Heavenly Greeter
John Ehrin ... Albert Einstein
Don Forney ... Benjamin Franklin
Michael Chambers ... Good Robot Bill (as Michael 'Shrimp' Chambers)
Bruno Falcon ... Good Robot Ted (as Bruno 'Taco' Falcon)
Ed Cambridge ... George Washington Carver
Tad Horino ... Confucius

William Shatner ... Captain James Tiberius Kirk (archive footage)
Peter Hewitt ... The Smoker (as Max Magenta)
Primus ... Themselves
Les Claypool ... Himself (Primus)
Tim Alexander ... Himself (Primus)
Larry Lalonde ... Himself (Primus)

Tanya Newbould ... Kate Axelrod
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marni Joan Bakst ... English Family Member (uncredited)
Sadler Colley Bakst ... English Family Member (uncredited)
Candace Mead ... Child (uncredited)
Lauren Mead ... Child (uncredited)
Dennis Ott ... Bit Part (uncredited)

Frank Welker ... The Devil / Station / Evil Easter Bunny (voice) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Peter Hewitt  (as Pete Hewitt)
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Chris Matheson (characters) &
Ed Solomon (characters)

Chris Matheson (written by) &
Ed Solomon (written by)

Produced by
Paul Aaron .... co-producer
Robert W. Cort .... executive producer
Stephen Deutsch .... co-executive producer
Ted Field .... executive producer
Rick Finkelstein .... executive producer
Scott Kroopf .... producer
Neil A. Machlis .... supervising producer
Chris Matheson .... co-producer
Richard Christian Matheson .... co-producer (as Chris Matheson)
Ed Solomon .... co-producer
Barry Spikings .... executive producer
Erwin Stoff .... co-producer
Connie Tavel .... co-executive producer
 
Original Music by
David Newman 
 
Cinematography by
Oliver Wood 
 
Film Editing by
David Finfer 
 
Casting by
Karen Rea 
 
Production Design by
David L. Snyder 
 
Art Direction by
Gregory Pickrell 
Russell J. Smith 
 
Set Decoration by
Peg Cummings 
Robin Peyton 
 
Costume Design by
Marie France 
 
Makeup Department
Scott Oshita .... special makeup effects artist
Shaun Smith .... special makeup effects crew
 
Production Management
Kevin Allison .... production manager: concert
Neil A. Machlis .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Janet G. Knutsen .... first assistant director
Janet G. Knutsen .... second unit director
Jeff Okabayashi .... second assistant director
Barry K. Thomas .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
David L. Glazer .... property master: additional photography
Guy Hietala .... set painter
Simon Murton .... storyboard artist
David Russell .... conceptual illustrator
David Russell .... storyboard artist
Joe Wood .... construction coordinator
 
Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell .... foley artist
Bob Beemer .... sound re-recording mixer
G.W. Brown .... supervising adr editor
Gene S. Cantamessa .... production sound mixer
Steve Cantamessa .... boom operator
Dane A. Davis .... supervising sound editor
Arnold Finkelstein .... sound effects editor
Joanna Garland .... assistant sound editor (as Joanna Jimenez)
Tommy Goodwin .... adr mixer
Tom Hammond .... foley editor
David Jobe .... foley recordist
Kini Kay .... sound effects supervisor
Gregg Landaker .... sound re-recording mixer
Lance Laurienzo .... first assistant sound editor
Lisa Linder .... assistant sound editor
Trillby Kim Lowe .... dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Nash Michael .... foley editor
Michael Minkler .... sound re-recording mixer
Todd Toon .... sound effects editor
Brian Ufberg .... assistant sound editor
 
Special Effects by
John S. Baker .... special effects crew
Yancy Calzada .... special effects crew
Scott Coulter .... animatronics effects
Roy Goode .... special effects technician
John Teska .... special creature effects
Mark Yuricich .... special effects foreman: VIFX
Bill Zahn .... special effects technician
Vincent J. Guastini .... special effects technician (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
Richard 'Dr.' Baily .... computer graphics animator: VIFX
Allen Blaisdell .... visual effects
Peter Konig .... sculptor
Alan G. Markowitz .... matte cameraman
Gregory L. McMurry .... visual effects supervisor
Zeke Morales .... visual effects assistant editor
Martin November .... visual effects editor
Paula Schneider .... model maker
Scott Schneider .... model maker
David Stump .... effects director of photography
Larry Weiss .... computer graphics animator: VIFX
Matthew Yuricich .... visual effects artist
Al Magliochetti .... visual effects (uncredited)
 
Stunts
David Carrera .... stunt double: Keanu Reeves
Clarke Coleman .... stunts
Monty Cox .... stunts
Eurlyne Epper .... stunts
Christian J. Fletcher .... stunt double
James M. Halty .... stunts (as Jim Halty)
Tabby Hanson .... stunts
Tom Harper .... stunt double
Randy Lamb .... stunts
Will Leong .... stunts
Jamie Jo Medearis .... stunts
Jeff Miller .... stunt double: Alex Winter
Janet Lee Orcutt .... stunts (as Janet Orcutt)
James Pearson .... stunts (as Jim Pearson)
Pat Romano .... stunts
Glenn R. Wilder .... stunt coordinator (as Glenn Wilder)
Scott Wilder .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
James B. Crawford .... gaffer
Brent Poe .... assistant chief lighting technician
Brennan L. Price .... lighting technician: second unit
Joseph T. Terranova .... set lighting technician
Michael T. Travers .... best boy grip
 
Casting Department
Cash Oshman .... crowd casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tim Turner .... specialty costumes
 
Editorial Department
David Orr .... color timer
 
Music Department
Tim Boyle .... score mixer
Jim Martin .... musician: air guitars
Randy Miller .... orchestrator
Steven L. Smith .... music preparation
Steve Vai .... composer: additional music
Tom Villano .... music editor
 
Transportation Department
Robert K. Johnson .... transportation captain
Kenny Searle .... transportation coordinator
Dean Winton .... driver
 
Other crew
Yancy Calzada .... puppeteer
Jak Castro .... stand-in
Kathi Danielson .... first assistant accountant (as Kathi Evans)
Mike Elizalde .... puppeteer
Sophia Lansky .... additional voices
Sara Spring .... production coordinator: re-shoots
Bob Wagner .... set production assistant
David J. Garfield .... photo double (uncredited)
 
Thanks
William Shatner .... special thanks
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure II (USA) (working title)
Bill and Ted Go to Hell (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
93 min
Country:
USA
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The evil character from the future is called "De Nomolos", which is writer and producer Ed Solomon's name spelt backwards. more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Bill and Ted are in Hell and their floating rock is being pulled towards Satan, Ted can be seen holding a hammer, when he didn't have one before when he and Bill fell on their rock. This was from a deleted scene in which Bill and Ted were forced by a demon guard to break rocks. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Chuck De Nomolos: It is time. They have reached the second crucial turning point in their destiny. Their message is about to reach millions. But, we will change all that. When our mission is successful, no longer will the world be dominated by the legacy of these two fools! No longer will we hear this.
[plays air guitar]
Chuck De Nomolos: We will stop them now! Brothers and sisters, are we ready?
[everybody cocks their guns]
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Movie Connections:
Features "Star Trek: Arena (#1.18)" (1967) more
Soundtrack:
SHOUT IT OUT more

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43 out of 49 people found the following comment useful:-
Very underrated, and probably released in the wrong year, 17 January 2002
10/10
Author: Bats_Breath from Phoenix, AZ

This movie is very underrated. It's highly imaginative, creative and clever. It's just plain fun and in my opinion this film tops the first one. But the film was forgotten when it first came out, and became even more overlooked as the years passed. "Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey" also bombed at the box office, whereas the first one was a pretty good hit and very popular.

I think the problem may be that this film was just released a couple years too late. In 1991, Bill and Ted already seemed "so '80s". Even though the '80s were only a couple years ago back at that time, the landscape of the music and style for kids had changed so radically with gangsta rap, hip hop, Pearl Jam, Nirvana, grunge and the Seattle sound. Bill and Ted with their Ozzy Osbourne, Van Halen and Guns N' Roses music along with their '80s style seemed so out of place and very outdated in '91, and I think that's one BIG reason the film bombed at the box office. Nobody but surfers were still saying stuff like "excellent!" and "bogus!" in 1991. "Gremlins 2" which also came out in the early '90s suffered a similar fate of being a good film that bombed at the box office because it was too associated with the '80s. The transition from the '80s to the '90s was a much faster change then now with the '90s and '00s. 1991 was nothing like 1988 or 1989, whereas right now, 2002 and last year 2001 still looks/looked like 1995 or 1996.

If only "Excellent Adventure" which was made in 1988, was released THAT YEAR instead of 1989, and "Bogus Journey" was made quickly and released in 1989, then it too would have probably been just as wildly received as the first.

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